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OS00DY26	Palliative nursing and hospice care (5 cr)
Prerequisites	Not applicable
Objectives	-Understand the importance of key laws and recommendations governing palliative and end-of-life care and the importance of a advance care plan in the overall care of a patient in palliative care. -I can plan, implement and evaluate comprehensive symptom management for palliative care patients using symptom indicators and evidence-based methods and act in accordance with ethical values and principles in care situations -Ability to use psychosocial, existential and spiritual support methods to support patients and their relatives and to act as a nursing expert in a multi-professional team
Content	- Key concepts in palliative and hospice care - Legislation and recommendations governing palliative and hospice care - Care guidelines and advance care planning - The three-tiered model of palliative and hospice care - Home hospice care - Mechanisms of onset and medical and non-medical management of the most common symptoms in patients in palliative care - Self-report surveys and indicators - Non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment of pain and specific methods of pain management - Comprehensive encounter with palliative and terminal patients and their relatives, dialogue and acknowledgement of difficult issues - Forms of support (psycho-social, informative, emotional, psychological, spiritual, existential and practical) - Multidisciplinary cooperation in the overall care and support of palliative and terminal patients
Recommended optional programme components	If necessary, the student advisor will recommend optional programme components for each student based on their individual study plan.
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Evaluation Criteria	0-5
Evaluation Criteria	satisfactory (1-2) -Understand the concepts of palliative and hospice care and know the main laws and recommendations governing palliative and hospice care. - Knowledge of palliative and hospice care policies and treatment boundaries, and the importance of proactive care planning and the will to care for the patient - I can use individual symptom indicators and questionnaires to assess a patient's symptoms -Know the different methods of medical and non-medical treatment -Know the individual needs of patients and their relatives and know how to use psychosocial support methods to meet and support patients and their relatives - I am familiar with different communication methods and aids that support or replace speech - I know the possibilities of multidisciplinary cooperation in providing support to patients and their relatives - Understand the importance of well-being at work in palliative care good (3-4) - I understand and can explain the key concepts of palliative and hospice care -Understand palliative and end-of-life care policies and the boundaries of care, and the importance of proactive care planning and the will to care for the patient - Understand the role of symptom scales in the symptom assessment of patients in palliative care - Understand the principles of safe and effective medical and non-medical management of patients in palliative care -I can identify the individual needs of patients and their relatives and use psychosocial support methods to meet and support patients and their relatives - Understand the role of augmentative or alternative communication methods and aids in supporting patient communication - I understand the importance of multi-professional cooperation in the management of patient symptoms and in providing holistic support to the patient and their relatives excellent (5) - I can explain the key concepts of palliative and end-of-life care and make use of the laws and recommendations governing palliative and end-of-life care in nursing care - Understand palliative and hospice care policies and care boundaries and can explain the importance of proactive care planning and the will to care in patient care - I can comprehensively assess the symptoms of a patient in palliative care using appropriate symptom indicators and questionnaires - I can use a variety of evidence-based medical and non-medical treatments in the symptomatic management of palliative patients -I can identify the individual needs of patients and their relatives and can use different methods of psychosocial support in meeting patients and their relatives and providing them with comprehensive support -I can use a range of communication methods and aids to support patient communication, whether or not they are speech-assisted or substitutes - I can make use of the possibilities of multi-professional cooperation in the overall care of the patient and can work as a team member as a nursing expert - I know my own attitude to death and understand the importance of post-mortem work and well-being in palliative care
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Responsible persons	Mari Vihelä, Pia Mäenpää
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